Chapter 44: Induction
A gaze with an indescribable meaning kept looking at Jiang Shen.
Jiang Shen reluctantly put down the half-peeled egg in his hand, looked at Ren Fenghe, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ren Fenghe shook his head, lowered his head and stuffed a mouthful of breakfast into his mouth, trying to cover up his mistake.
Although I am curious about the relationship between Jiang Shen and his family, it is not appropriate to ask about such things.
Ren Fenghe ate his meal obediently.
Seeing that she refused to speak, Jiang Shen said, "After dinner, I'll help you comb your hair, and then I'll go wash the dishes. After that, I'll video chat with your mom, and after the call, I'll take you to Aunt Miao's place."
Ren Fenghe's worries came up again. He felt that breakfast was not delicious anymore. He ate so slowly that he could compete with a sloth.
But no matter how slow you are, you will finish your breakfast.
The child who usually slumped on the sofa was now sitting upright. I didn't know where she found a collared shirt from, and I didn't know how she made the shirt wrinkle-free.
All this happened while Jiang Shen was washing dishes.
Jiang Shen looked at her suspiciously, feeling that she looked unnatural no matter how he looked at her. Ren Fenghe happened to look up as well, and their eyes met.
Jiang Shen met her eyes, which became moist when she was nervous. Seeing those moist eyes, he pursed his lips.
Yes, Yuanyuan hasn’t seen her mother for so long, it’s normal for her to be nervous.
"Don't worry, Jingchun is in good condition recently, don't worry." Jiang Shen patted Ren Fenghe's head gently, sat next to Ren Fenghe, and turned on his mobile phone.
Ren Fenghe judged the current distance between them and after watching the video call, he moved his position, moved all the pillows behind Jiang Shen to the side, and hid half of his body behind Jiang Shen.
Jiang Shen said curiously, "Hide behind me, the camera won't be able to capture you later."
Ren Fenghe stammered and couldn't say anything, and finally raised his voice and said: "I, I, you, oh, you are in front of me!"
At this moment, Ren Fenghe's mind was a mess and he couldn't think of any reason. He could only use the volume to intimidate the other party.
Jiang Shen took in Ren Fenghe's actions and had some guesses in his mind.
Ren Fenghe stared at the phone screen.
The mobile phone screen turned on, clicked on the chat box of "Zhang Jingchun", and made a video call!
Ren Fenghe swallowed his saliva with a "gulp" sound.
Jiang Shen and Zhang Jingchun probably agreed on the approximate time, and the video call was connected immediately.
On the other end of the phone, a woman wearing a hat appeared in the camera.
When Ren Fenghe first came, she always wanted to know who Zhang Tuanyuan's mother was, what she looked like, and who she was. As she spent more and more time here, she began to avoid this issue.
Now, I finally see it.
She was wearing a hat and was very thin, with her cheeks slightly sunken. The moment the phone was connected, her eyes instantly brightened. Although thin, she looked okay.
No, your complexion is not bad.
Ren Fenghe could tell at a glance that she was wearing lipstick. The lipstick on both cheeks was the same color, making it look like the lipstick was evenly spread on her face.
"Yuanyuan, have you eaten?" Zhang Jingchun's voice was particularly soft, and his eyes curved.
Feeling guilty, Ren Fenghe's palms began to sweat. She pinched her clothes with both hands. The guilt she had been hiding for a long time doubled when she saw Zhang Jingchun. She nodded stiffly and said, "I ate it."
Zhang Jingchun noticed Ren Fenghe's change. She smiled a little less and said with some sadness, "Yuanyuan hasn't seen her mother for a long time. She doesn't talk to her mother much anymore."
Jiang Shen turned his head to look at Ren Fenghe, his eyes full of encouragement.
Not only her palms were sweating, but Ren Fenghe's entire body was sweating. She felt hot all over, as if she had a fever. She wanted to say something, but was afraid that if she said too much, she would make more mistakes.
She subconsciously looked at Jiang Shen, wanting Jiang Shen to help her.
Jiang Shen understood the look in his eyes, and he said to the screen, "Yuanyuan just woke up not long ago, so she might still be a little confused."
"Yuanyuan, you can tell mom what you have been learning recently and how you are doing, or tell me what you are going to do later." Jiang Shen wanted to hold Ren Fenghe's hand, but she quickly dodged him.
Ren Fenghe didn't know how that time passed. She only knew that her mind was blank. She just said whatever Jiang Shen asked her to say, and each sentence was extremely short.
On one hand, she knew that such brevity would make the other person sad, but on the other hand, she was worried that if she said too much, she would be exposed. So, the guilt and tension intertwined into a thick hemp rope, entangled her layer by layer, making it impossible for her to escape even if she wanted to.
At the very end, Zhang Jingchun said dejectedly: "Yuanyuan, do you blame your mother?"
Her voice was very soft, like an imperceptible breeze, but Ren Fenghe heard it clearly.
An inexplicable emotion surged up from the depths of her heart, flowed into her eyes, and turned into unstoppable tears, flowing out of her eyes.
The invisible hemp rope wrapped around Ren Fenghe was instantly untied.
At this moment, the guilt and tension disappeared, replaced by doubt and excitement.
"Zhang Tuanyuan? Is that you?" she said in her heart.
The complex emotions in my heart and the tears that welled up in my eyes did not come from Ren Fenghe.
That could only have come from Zhang Tuanyuan.
Ren Fenghe didn't get a response, so he asked again several times.
Soon, her uncontrollable tears stopped and her emotions gradually eased, as if those were just Zhang Tuanyuan's feelings and thoughts that remained in this body.
Ren Fenghe didn't get a response from Zhang Tuanyuan.
This made her unsure again whether Zhang Tuanyuan was in the same body with her.
Ren Fenghe's mind became clear again, and taking advantage of the tears, she ran back to her room.
Only Jiang Shen, who was standing there at a loss, and Zhang Jingchun, who was also crying on the other end of the phone, were left.
Jiang Shen was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you want to confess to Yuanyuan?"
He thought that Yuanyuan only knew that her mother was sick, and she could guess from the doctors and nurses around her and her mother's increasingly thin appearance that her mother's illness was very serious. But Yuanyuan had no idea what the disease was, what her mother would face, and what she might face in the future.
Zhang Jingchun took a deep breath and said, "Let me think about it, let me think about it..."
Even though she had anticipated the current situation before she made the decision to let Jiang Shen take Yuanyuan away and refused to meet or video chat with him in order to prevent Yuanyuan from discovering her poor health, and even had nightmares many times that Yuanyuan no longer remembered her, she still found it hard to accept this scene when it really appeared before her eyes.
But she didn't want Yuanyuan to be worried and afraid all the time. If she really left this world in the future, and Yuanyuan was no longer close to her or even forgot about her, that would be the best thing for Yuanyuan, right?
Struggle and hesitation filled her eyes.
Jiang Shen said: "Yuanyuan may not be as fragile as you think. Although she is your child, she is also an independent individual. You should let her know everything she may face in the future."
Zhang Jingchun just murmured: "You don't understand because you don't have children..."
"I, I really need to think about it again." The scenes just now hurt Zhang Jingchun's heart, and her thoughts were extremely confused.
"Yuanyuan has prepared a gift for you. I will bring it to you later." Jiang Shen said.
Ren Fenghe ran back to the room, wiped away his tears, and continued to shout frantically in his heart: "Zhang Tuanyuan? Yuanyuan? Are you there? Are you there?"
"I won't hurt you. Are you there? If you are, please respond to me."
Still no response.
Ren Fenghe sighed frustratedly and sat on the bed dejectedly.
Sensing Zhang Tuanyuan made her realize once again a fact - she had inexplicably occupied someone else's body, and like a thief or even a robber, she had selfishly and comfortably enjoyed the happiness that should have belonged to Zhang Tuanyuan for such a long time.
Zhang Tuanyuan is the child of Jiang Shen and Zhang Jingchun, but she is not. She should return her body to their parents.
She looked around.
A night light at the bedside, a teddy bear on the bed, and newly bought clothes in the closet.
These are all for Zhang Tuanyuan, not for her.
She had to go back.
But how is she going to go back?
As I thought about it, the dried tear marks on my face were once again covered with moisture.
She touched her intact leg with mixed emotions.
Knock knock knock——
There was a gentle knock on the door.
"Yuanyuan, are you okay?" Jiang Shen's voice came.
Ren Fenghe wiped away his tears again and took a few deep breaths to calm down.
She opened the door with red eyes, and as soon as the door opened, she fell into Jiang Shen's arms.
Even though Jiang Shen is very thin, to the tiny Ren Fenghe, this is a broad embrace. The faint smell of laundry detergent on Jiang Shen's body drifted into Ren Fenghe's nostrils, soothing her confused thoughts.
He didn't ask her if she was okay, but just held her quietly for a while until she got out of his arms.
After she came out, Jiang Shen saw her eyes which were slightly swollen from crying.
"How about we go out for a drive? Then go to Aunt Miao's place later." Jiang Shen suggested.
Ren Fenghe nodded.
So, the two people who were ready sat one in the driver's seat and the other in the child seat at the back.
Jiang Shen opened the rear window a little, stepped on the accelerator and started off.
Although the weather is getting warmer and spring is about to arrive, it is still a bit cold to open the car windows and let the wind blow in like this.
The cool wind blew on her face, and Ren Fenghe couldn't help but close her eyes. The cold wind made her sore eyes feel much better, and her breathing became smoother.
Now, she finally calmed down and stopped getting bogged down in stubbornness and wild thoughts.
It was not her intention to come into Zhang Tuanyuan's body.
Jiang Shen and Aunt Miao were nice to her, of course, because she was carrying Zhang Tuanyuan's body, but the relationship between people is mutual. They were nice to her because she was nice to them. She was not just enjoying everything that Zhang Tuanyuan's body brought her.
She did selfishly think how nice it would be to stay in this body for the rest of her life, but she also thought countless times that if there was a way, she would return the body to Zhang Tuanyuan.
All her thoughts are normal.
She has a selfish side, but she can control it.
Jiang Shen looked at Ren Fenghe through the rearview mirror from time to time, and finally this time, their eyes met in the rearview mirror.
"Let's go to Grandma Miao?" Ren Fenghe suggested.
Jiang Shen's mouth corners finally curled up.
"Let's go," he said.
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